Creative Design: Undergraduate
Authors: Katelyn Marie Otto (Iowa State University) , Ellen Carol McKinney (Iowa State University) , Sunhyung Cho (Iowa State University)
This bridal wear piece was inspired by the zero-waste patternmaking concept (Gwilt, 2013; Rissanen, 2008, 2016). I drew inspiration from geometry and fitting different shapes into one large square. I drew inspiration for colors and textile manipulation from nature, specifically from flowers. The purpose of this design was to create a wedding ensemble for a bride to wear on their wedding day that used the entirety of the length of fabric, building upon previous work that used the entirety of the length of fabric in a formal wear design ((McKinney & Bennet, 2015)). I strived to create a jumpsuit that achieved this for a bride that would be more comfortable wearing pants rather than a dress. Through the development of this design, I wanted to achieve a pattern that did not produce any fallout, and create a jumpsuit with zero side seams.
Keywords: bridal wear, bridalwear, embroidery, radial patternmaking, zero waste, zero fabric waste
How to Cite: Otto, K. M. , McKinney, E. C. & Cho, S. (2020) “Wedding Jumpsuit”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings. 77(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.11780
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